He is also adamant that Klopp’s new additions will have a positive impact on our 2016/17 prospects:

“I am looking forward to playing with them,” Coutinho said.

“They’re both very good players and fast players so maybe you can pass a long ball and they’ll arrive to it.

“I hope we can all do a good job together this year. There are a lot of players now and there is good competition in the squad which helps you to get better.”

What would be consider a ‘good’ return for Phil this season? Surely we’d have to expect a player of his quality to get into double figures in the league? It’s something he’s failed to do since he arrived from Inter Milan in January 2013.